Outstanding Caseworker: Lori Nichols
Flexibility, patience, and “being comfortable with being uncomfortable” are a few qualities of a successful foster parent, according to this veteran foster care recruiter.
Parenting
A TV appearance leads to an adoption
A Georgia family adopts their son days before his 18th birthday.
How to help an older child or teen adjust to your home
In this guest post, two child welfare experts offer nine tips for smoothing a child’s transition into your family.
6 tips for foster parents preparing for reunification
The majority of children in foster care are reunified with their birth family, and foster parents must support that outcome. In this post, we offer suggestions for smoothing the transition.
Following her spirit
A Louisiana mom who works with kids in need adopts a daughter.
“More family than we expected”
When Terri and Paul Ross adopted two daughters, they also welcomed the girls’ grandmother into the family.